+ Where Do Your Loyalties Lie? +

[vitaelamorte]

Who: Everyone
Where: The party
When: 7/21-7/23
Rating: PG-13 (warn if you go higher)
Summary:
The Story:
Orlais' current ruler, Lacie, has invited anyone of name, fame, and influence to The Winter Palace for three days of extravagant festivities surrounding the peace talks between her and Tillie, whose grasp for the throne has plunged beautiful Orlais into a dreadful civil war. Unbeknownst to both a third player, Elsie, has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to obtain her own share of power over the land.

Get ready for three days of fancy food, fine drink, good music, good entertainment, and just a little bit of murder, maybe? Your character has secured an invitation, and will join the illustrious crowd, become privy to the latest scandals and gossip, and observe as the struggle for Orlais' throne reaches its final chapter.

[OOC: This is an open mingle log for the Dragon Age event. The plotting post can be found here and event details can be found on the Bulletin Board.]

Comments

[forwearemany]

Though your power struggles are not our priority, it is possible that the victors may choose to make them so.

(It's interesting in the sense that they need to look out for golem interests.)

[normandysbest]

Oh.

[Well, that makes sense. Everyone lives in this world, even if they're not part of the movers and shakers of it.]

Do you have a name, something I can call you? I'm Shepard.

[She sort of... holds her hand out for a handshake, as if that's going to make much sense to them. But she's trying to be polite.]

[forwearemany]

We are Legion.

(After a moment of staring, they take her hand, though they do seem somewhat confused about what to do next.)

[normandysbest]

[To her credit, she does actually try to shake it. Even if their arm is much heavier than hers, she makes an attempt to put forward her end of the motion, with the thought that they might catch on and follow through.]

We? Is there a group of you?

[forwearemany]

1,183 minds reside within us.

(Hence the name Legion.)

[normandysbest]

[Okay, now THAT's a surprise.]

How does that... work? Is it magic? Are you all like, individually sentient?

[forwearemany]

Yes.

(Because that's descriptive.)

[normandysbest]

[She arcs an eyebrow, unsure of how to proceed and barreling ahead anyway.]

Sooo it's magic then? Were you all once individual people?

[forwearemany]

We are us.

(Hope you like technically true cryptic bullshit, Shep.)

[normandysbest]

Okay, not trying to be offensive here so say something if I am, but that answered exactly nothing.

[She's laughing a bit when she says it, but that doesn't make her any less intent.]

I know you're you now, but-- do you have memories from before that as individuals? Or were you created as one? And if so, why the difference between the individuals and the whole? People don't count every cell in their body as one thing even if they're alive.

[forwearemany]

We do not take offense.

(Weird way to word that.

They chatter.)

Cells do not have minds. We have always been us.

[normandysbest]

[Well, if they're not mad...],/small>

Okay, so the you as you didn't exist until all of these "cells" were together. I get that, I can get that.

[She relaxes her posture a bit, leaning against a wall to gesture with her free hand.]

So what do you think so far? Of all of this? Having fun?

[forwearemany]

Our experiences have been informative.

(Whether they were "fun", if Legion is even capable of experiencing "fun" the way Shepard would think of it, is another matter entirely.)